Rick Nash was forced to leave Tuesday's game against the Islanders because of a groin injury.

It's unclear how he got hurt, but the injury was significant enough that he couldn't return to the game. Head coach Alain Vigneault expects to have another update on Nash's status tomorrow. We'll consider him day-to-day for now. Dec 6 - 10:02 PM

The New York Rangers have been unable to fill the void at center caused by the broken fibula to Mika Zibanejad.

The injury occurred two weeks ago and Zibanejad is still projected to be out of action for another month. The Rangers have tried J.T. Miller and Brandon Pirri in his spot but neither have worked out. The Rangers are a solid Stanley Cup contender and will just wait it out until Zibanejad returns to action. The talented Swede has 15 points in 18 games thus far.

Chris Kreider gave New York a 1-0 lead in the first period, while Jets forward Mark Scheifele tied it up in the second. Hayes scored the go-ahead goal on the power play with only 1:09 remaining in regulation. Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller picked up the assists on the goal. Hayes has 11 goals and nine assists in 28 games in 2016-17. Those are much better totals than many expected from him at this point of the season.

Oscar Lindberg and Adam Clendening will take their customary seats in the Rangers' press box on Saturday against Carolina.

Unfortunately it seems as though neither player has much of a role with the team at this time. Clendening has just seven games of action, and Lindberg, who at least is still working his way back from hip surgery, has 11.

Jimmy Vesey has been sideline with an upper body injury and will not play Thursday against the Jets.

Thus ends his illustrious 27-game playing streak dating back to his NHL debut. Okay, it's not quite that dramatic. But this is his first game out. He was seen riding the bike however, so perhaps the injury is not in his hands, wrists or arms.

Brandon Pirri has not picked up a point in the seven games since Mika Zibanejad has been out of action.

It was thought that Pirri would get a much better opportunity to score and produce with Zibanejad injured, but he has yet to find the scoresheet even though his ice time has increased to 14:50 from 12:10. He has five goals and 10 points in 26 games.

JT Miller snapped his four-game point drought during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders.

In fact, he hasn't scored a goal in six games. Miller's torrid pace has certainly cooled, but it coincides with a (presumably minor) knee injury that required stitches. His season's totals are still great, with eight goals and 20 points in 27 games.

Nicklas Jensen is set to make his Rangers debut against the Jets on Thursday.

Jensen posted six points in 24 games spread over the last three season with Vancouver. However he's picked up 23 goals and 40 points in 62 games with Hartford, the Rangers AHL affiliate. The 22-year-old is ready to prove his mettle.

Kevin Klein is expected to draw back into the lineup on Saturday after being a healthy scratch Thursday.

Rangers coach Alain Vigneault is hoping he'll see more urgency in Klein's game after being scratched. Adam Clendening will probably be taken out of the lineup to make room for Klein, though that wasn't confirmed.

Staal picked up his third goal of the season during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders. It was his second goal in three games. He has now just 37 career markers, so we'd just enjoy this mini-streak for what it is.

Holden had a very good rookie season in 2013-14 with 10 goals and 25 points in only 54 games with Colorado but has not come very close to that point production ever since. But he has started off with a bang in New York and his plus-11 rating makes him an excellent waiver wire candidate at this time in almost every league.

He cleared waivers on Monday, but stayed with the Panthers until he was moved, along with a conditional seventh-round pick, in exchange for Dylan McIlrath. Kampfer has 23 points in 134 career NHL appearances.

The rookie defenseman played seven NHL games last season and then chipped in with five during the playoffs. He had six assists in his previous five games before the Flames ended the streak Saturday. Skjei has nine assists in 15 games and has been a valued member of the Rangers defensive corps this season.

Antti Raanta allowed one goal on 18 shots in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

Raanta has been one of the better backup goalies in the NHL this season. He wasn't overly busy tonight, but he managed to do enough to win a close game. Raanta has a 6-1-0 record with a 2.05 goals-against-average and a .932 save percentage. He'd only become relevant in fantasy leagues if Henrik Lundqvist were to miss some time.